Rare pediatric case of Meckel diverticulum penetration caused by a fish bone

Pediatr Int. 2019 Jul;61(7):731-733. doi: 10.1111/ped.13902. Epub 2019 Jul 15.

Authors

Ryuta Masuya^{1

2}, Kohji Okamoto², Hideo Kidogawa², Junji Kamizono³, Satoshi Ieiri¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Field in Medical and Health Sciences, Medical and Dental Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
² Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, , Japan.
³ Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Care Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 31309652
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13902

No abstract available

Keywords: Meckel's diverticulum; acute abdomen; fish bone; foreign body ingestion; intestinal penetration.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bone and Bones
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
Humans
Ileal Diseases / diagnosis
Ileal Diseases / etiology*
Intestinal Perforation / diagnosis
Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
Male
Meckel Diverticulum / complications*
Meckel Diverticulum / diagnosis
Seafood / adverse effects*